Canadian universities may curtail hiring, scholarships

Losses in endowment and pension funds from economic slide put pressure on universities
Dec 1, 2008
Rosanna Tamburri
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/12/01/schools-may-curtail-hiring-scholarships.aspx

Vanier scholarships challenged by tight deadlines

The awards brand Canada as a destination for top-flight students, but can they meet their potential to attract international students in short term?
Dec 1, 2008
Peggy Berkowitz
University Affairs
http://www.universityaffairs.ca/2008/12/01/vanier-scholarships-challenged-by-tight-deadlines.aspx

Scientific research: What's wrong with this picture?

Dec 1, 2008
Stephen Strauss
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/11/25/f-strauss-pigmentproject.html

Climate juggernaut on the horizon, UN talks told

Dec 1, 2008
Simon Sturdee and Richard Ingham
AFP
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/science/story.html?id=1017092

More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report

Dec 1, 2008
Louis Charbonneau
Reuters
http://www.canada.com/topics/bodyandhealth/story.html?id=1018054

Beware cholesterol drugs for kids, journal warns doctors

Dec 1, 2008
Sharon Kirkey
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1017907

U.S. FDA seeks broader regulatory powers

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/fda-report.html

Candu reactor could be bomb springboard: Greenpeace

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/candu-greenpeace-report.html

Yukon, N.W.T. First Nations to protect Peel River from mining impact

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/peel-river.html

Another caribou herd in steep decline: study

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/12/01/caribou-decline.html

Cap and trade no silver bullet for climate woes: Edwards

Dec 1, 2008
Claudia Cattaneo
Financial Post
http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=1018105

Women moved into new health work, study finds

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081201.whealth1201/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

Venture fund bets billion on cleantech

Dec 1, 2008
Tyler Hamilton
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/546219

Window widens for giving clot-buster to Canadian stroke victims

Dec 1, 2008
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/stroke-care.html

Treat ovarian cancer subtypes as distinct diseases: study

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/01/ovarian-cancer.html

Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops

Dec 1, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/food_crunch_081201/20081201?hub=SciTech

AIDS crisis overblown? Some experts dare to say so

Dec 1, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/aids_crisis_081201/20081201?hub=Health

Doctors and nurses urged to get flu shots

Dec 1, 2008
The Canadian Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081201/flu_shots_081201/20081201?hub=Health

Swiss say yes to heroin prescriptions?

Nov 30, 2008
The Associated Press
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081130/swiss_heroin_081130/20081130?hub=Health

Canada says economy slows environmental progress

Nov 30, 2008
Mike De Souza
Canwest News Service
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=1014479